Tune in today at 5:00 PM Eastern for a special live event as the world gathers in New York for the UN General Assembly and Climate Week. Earth911’s Mitch Ratcliffe will be hosting the live online coverage of the launch of Newday Impact Investing‘s Causeway impact investing app with Douglas Heske and Hunter Lovins, cofounder of COPx, the People’s COP, an alternative to the increasingly oil industry-dominated annual U.N. event, which will take place this November in Brazil.
Join the conversation for afternoon of truth-telling, leadership, action, and connection. We’ll celebrate women on the front lines of global change and launch Causeway—a new participatory platform that empowers people and institutions to direct capital toward deep, measurable, lasting impact.
Why Now? Nonprofit and grassroots leaders are under unprecedented pressure—shrinking funding, growing skepticism, political scrutiny—while broken systems slow real change. Causeway is designed for this moment: radical transparency, shared leadership, and accountable capital, bridging the gap between finance and frontline change. Together, we will:
✅ Confront systemic barriers
✅ Share real-world success stories
✅ Launch Causeway as a tool for action
✅ Build momentum for a new era of participatory impact investing
Opening Conversation Reimagining Impact: Capital, Climate, and Community
Doug Heske, CEO of Newday Financial Technologies, and Hunter Lovins, Co-CEO of COPx Global, will open the evening with a candid, forward-looking dialogue on how financial systems, climate leadership, and grassroots movements must converge to meet this moment. Their conversation will set the tone for a powerful evening of insight and action.
Panel 1 Bridging the Gap: From Intention to Climate Impact
Join us for an inspiring conversation with climate leaders who are turning ambition into action—starting at the local level. These changemakers are empowering individuals and communities to get informed, get involved, and drive real climate solutions where they live and work—proving that bold action begins close to home and scales globally. Panelists include:
Georgie Badiel Liberty, CEO, Georgie Badiel Foundation
Drea Burbank, Savimbo
Mia DeMezza, EarthEcho International
Tonia Lovejoy, Executive Director-Friends of the Virgin Island’s National Park & Blue Community Consortium
Stephanie Santell, North American Director, Okhtapus
Moderated by Hunter Lovins, Co-CEO of COPx Global and a lifelong champion of climate justice and regenerative economies 🌍
Panel 2 Frontline Heroines: Leading the Charge for Global Change
We are honored to be joined by a diverse group of nonprofit and for-profit leaders who are advancing impact in their communities and beyond. These women are not just part of the solution—they are leading it. Their leadership doesn’t just make climate action possible—it makes it possible at all. Without their voices, vision, and power, global progress stalls. Panelists include:
Anna Rathmann, Jane Goodall Institute
Nok Nora Duany Bassey, Business Executive at Accenture
Laura Ash, Beneficial Plant Research Association
Maria Sjödin, Outright International
Liza Munson, Vow for Girls
Moderated by Betsy Moszeter, CEO and President of Newday Impact Investing
Special Guests:
Ger Duany, Former UN HCR Goodwill Ambassador and author of Walk Towards the Rising Sun
Mike Hamersky – Executive Director of the Pace Energy and Climate Center
Sandrine Dixson-Declève – Earth for All
Other participating impact organizations include:
Wildlife Conservation Network
Ewaso Lions
Trust for Public Land
Climate Voice
Intentional Futures
Fred Hollows Foundation
Mad Agriculture
Norwegian Refugee Council
Root Catalysts
Coffee Watch
Guam Green Growth
Friends of Virgin Islands National Park
Participate in person or virtually (virtual session moderated by Mitch Ratcliffe of Intentional Futures and Earth911).